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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Steven Frick, Farmington, MN (US);
Jason Thomas Kraft, Stillwater, MN (US);
Peter M. Arendt, Richfield, MN (US);
Gregory S. Janey, Excelsior, MN (US);
Assignee:
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/008 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A supplemental monitoring and security function and system for use with an autonomous working machine such as a robotic lawn mower. The system may use cameras associated with the machine to capture image data and transmit the data to a remote computer. The system may be utilized as a theft deterrent for the mower itself, as well as provide a mobile sentry mode for surveilling and observing a property.